Getting There: Chart: NOAA 13293 Bath is 35 miles northeast of Portland and 12 miles up the Kennebec River from Fort Popham. The river is deep, well-marked and mostly wide. The major note of caution is the current, which...

Striped bass, bluefish and mackerel are the major saltwater game species available in the Bath area, although numbers of the first 2 have been somewhat lacking in recent years. Although all 3 species can sometimes be taken directly off...